tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post507823763709117861..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHEN A FLOP ISN'T or JOHNNY DEPP IS RIGHTRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55083533829780278232013-08-08T21:08:33.522-05:002013-08-08T21:08:33.522-05:00Wendy:
It's like political commentators tellin...Wendy:<br />It's like political commentators telling me what was said seconds after a speech or a debate. Hey, I have ears AND a brain -- I can come to my own conclusions, thank you very much!<br /><br />Doesn't the trailer look great?<br /><br />Walter:<br />I am beginning to think the critics are all snooty and inflexible liberals, unwilling to give the other side of thinking a break!<br /><br />We must have movies where there are no villains -- just misunderstood children who grew up to rape, torture, and vent their childhood traumas on innocent victims! Manson just needed to be hugged more as a child is all.<br /><br />J E:<br />You may be right: I can't remember the last comedy that won the Oscar for BEST PICTURE!<br /><br />I agree with you: THOR 2 will indeed be awesome!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81206356008326112032013-08-08T20:48:50.590-05:002013-08-08T20:48:50.590-05:00I don't think it's mean-spirited as much a...I don't think it's mean-spirited as much as it is genre snobbery. All the movies you mentioned are action movies, which are easy to pick on because they're high-concept.<br /><br />And Thor 2 is going to be awesome.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54203242681558433452013-08-08T20:24:10.071-05:002013-08-08T20:24:10.071-05:00Reviewers often have an agenda.
They bring thei...Reviewers often have an agenda. <br /><br />They bring their New York liberal bias to try to destroy, censor, or impose their view of political correctness. Give me a good violent movie where the bad guy gets killed, and I'm happy.<br /><br />Walter Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221874622830527655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30360728057890210502013-08-08T19:17:51.141-05:002013-08-08T19:17:51.141-05:00I don't listen to critics/reviewers either. I ...I don't listen to critics/reviewers either. I can work it out for myself thanks very much. <br /><br />Very soon people will want to know how to think without having to exercise their brains. Give me strength ... is all I can say.<br /><br />Oh, and the clip looks great!Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12270520315476333102013-08-08T10:37:19.698-05:002013-08-08T10:37:19.698-05:00Ted:
You're right: I've seen many Hits tha...Ted:<br />You're right: I've seen many Hits that were flops in entertaining me!<br /><br />Jeremy:<br />I'm afraid that GRAVITY will be a flop for me with George Clooney. Everyone hits a dud once in awhile.<br /><br />You're right: just go with your instincts with movies no matter what the critics say!<br /><br />Cherie:<br />Wasn't that trailer cool? :-) Like you, I listen to me over the critics.<br /><br />Medeia:<br />I've adored probably all the flops you have! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35997132430102094072013-08-08T10:27:16.296-05:002013-08-08T10:27:16.296-05:00I don't come across professional movie reviews...I don't come across professional movie reviews. I don't read or watch much of the news. I know when I badly want to see a movie. Also, I'd rather listen to someone I know and word of mouth than a "pro". I've adored some of the so-called flops. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38011075419531356882013-08-08T09:03:24.734-05:002013-08-08T09:03:24.734-05:00I never listen to critiques when it comes to what ...I never listen to critiques when it comes to what I watch or read. I'm not even a fan of the Oscars because half the time (maybe even more than that) the movies nominated are critics' choice and not people's choice. I haven't seen Lone Ranger, but I'm sure anyone who enjoyed the TV series will enjoy the movie for what it was. I thoroughly enjoyed Wolverine, and I'm looking forward to Thor 2. I liked the trailer, btw.Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62555361107520901112013-08-08T05:39:08.035-05:002013-08-08T05:39:08.035-05:00i have one word "waterworld" it was an a...i have one word "waterworld" it was an adventure... it wasn't about anything other than surviving and survive the best you can. i really enjoyed it. critics are "ass-monkeys" most of them, they think if they create a stir in the media we give them attention. everyone one of those people want to be like those two "thumbs up" critics that got their own show attached with that fame.<br /><br />the blog world hurts these jack-nuts, because we all have an opinion... some good some bad... so how do you stand out, not only by ripping apart a trailer... a trailer really, now we have trailer critics. i think the thor film looks wonderful, though i am a fan of this kind of movie.<br /><br />go with your gut, critics are paid to hate stuff. if they actually like something... yup you are right, paid.<br /><br />if they could just say what is being released and enjoy the fact that they have a paying job to watch films and review stuff.<br /><br />stop trying to be your own "tmz" and start reporting not reviewing or destroying...<br /><br />george cloony is right on the future of film... his last several were great, though his newest [bigger budget] film looks really bad... see i am my own ass monkey...<br /><br />Jeremy H.<br /><br />New Look, New Name and Same Stuff...<br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">[Being-Retro]</a>Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65435296011217929602013-08-08T03:04:31.886-05:002013-08-08T03:04:31.886-05:00I don't care much for film reviews and reviewe...I don't care much for film reviews and reviewers. i can think by myself and I do have opinions. If I like a trailer I watch the movie. It's that easy.<br /><br />btw, the trailer looks amazing and it's more than enough to tempt me see it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872129157580383933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-84564714861142632512013-08-08T01:13:54.680-05:002013-08-08T01:13:54.680-05:00I'm sure there can be some meanspiritedness, b...I'm sure there can be some meanspiritedness, but to me a movie can be a flop even if it makes tons of money, as long as it really is disappointing in how good it is. I've watched movies that I really hoped would be great and they were terrible, but they made lots of money. To me, that is a flop.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18628151922906476092013-08-07T23:26:33.435-05:002013-08-07T23:26:33.435-05:00D.G:
I used to read the reviews and believe bits o...D.G:<br />I used to read the reviews and believe bits of them. I still read them, not believing much of what I read.<br /><br />I believe critics often get sold on themselves and feel as if they have to give the readers background they little know or get correct!<br /><br />Like you, I feel a movie's purpose is to entertain and make me I haven't wasted my money! Critics are dullards. :-) Love that word.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2919110277257131082013-08-07T23:15:50.626-05:002013-08-07T23:15:50.626-05:00It's easy to criticize from the sidelines, and...It's easy to criticize from the sidelines, and most critics aren't objective.<br /><br />I don't read the critics' reviews. <br />Did they forget the objective of a movie is to entertain? Perhaps they have a problem with all the comic book hero films we've had. What a lot of dullards.<br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-84150790226999985532013-08-07T22:46:56.440-05:002013-08-07T22:46:56.440-05:00Donna:
I truly enjoyed THE LONE RANGER and THE WOL...Donna:<br />I truly enjoyed THE LONE RANGER and THE WOLVERINE for what they were. THOR 2 looks to be lovely to look at and fun to watch -- what more could you ask of a movie?<br /><br />Like you, I listen to friends ... but in the end, I know that I often like films others do not -- so I go with my instincts. I loved JOHN CARTER last summer ... and BATTLESHIP, too, come to think of it! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-37054813073458080742013-08-07T22:23:37.391-05:002013-08-07T22:23:37.391-05:00This is why I pay very little attention to reviews...This is why I pay very little attention to reviews - for books, music or movies. I only list to the comments if it is someone I trust to tell me about the story or graphics, and if its someone I know that likes what I do, usually, without an agenda.<br /><br />All these movies look interesting to me.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com